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Excerpt from The Freeport Register, 1904 The Indians played a very important part in the early history of the town of Freeport. The physical advantages of the location, their burial place on Lane's Island, and the importance of the place to them from its situation in relation to other towns, lead the Indians to resist the advance of the whites with a hostility more indomitable and deadly than they exhibited towards most other settlements in the state. Owing to this, the lands in the interior continued to be laid waste and the inhabitants, though living near together, were often obliged to forsake their dwellings. Husbands and fathers were killed and wives and children were carried into captivity. Compelled to carry arms in their walks, their labors and their worship, the inhabitants said: "There is no peace to him that goeth out nor to him that cometh in. We get our bread at the peril of our lives because of the sword of the wilderness." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Freeport Register 1904 is a compilation of the residents, businesses, and organizations of Freeport, Illinois. This directory will provide invaluable information for genealogists, historians, and anyone interested in the history of Freeport. The directory includes the names, addresses, and occupations of residents and businesses, as well as listings for churches, schools, and local organizations. It also contains advertisements for local businesses, providing a unique look into the economy of Freeport in 1904. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.